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PhD Theoretical Physics, University of EdinburghPDRA, Biological Physics, University of EdinburghPDRA, Mathematical Biology, University of Glasgow EPSRC researcher co-investigator, Plant Metabolism, University of Cambridge

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Research Interests

I am interested in swimming microorganisms, and in particular bacteria and algae.

Biophysical considerations on swimming have the potential to improve the efficiency of promising sustainable biotechnologies. My research centers around two such technologies: (1) bioremediation: the removal of pollutants from soil using bacteria; (2) photobioreactors: devices to grow algae to make useful bioproducts (including energetic compounts such as lipids and hydrogen), while recycling greenhouse gases and waste. I use a combination of mathematical modelling and experiments to solve problems inspired by these applications, such as the growth dynamics of gyrotactic algal species in air-lift photobioreactors.

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